TRANSIENT THERMAL STRESSES OF A HOLLOW SPHERE DUE TO ROTATING HEAT SOURCE

Abstract A three-dimensional theoretical treatment for the thermal-stress problems in spherical coordinates is developed. The first part is devoted to the relations of stress components in terms of thermoelastic displacement potential and a harmonic function. Next, a hollow sphere with a rotating heat source is considered as an illustrative example. The numerical calculations are then also carried out and the results shown graphically.